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GOP candidates condemn Planned Parenthood video

USA Today Network
Published 5:14 p.m. CT July 15, 2015

Jindal planned to file a lawsuit Wednesday Aug. 27, 2014 against the Obama administration, accusing it of illegally manipulating federal grant money and regulations to force states to adopt the Common Core education standards.(Photo: Richard Shiro AP)

Washington (CNN) Several Republican presidential candidates are criticizing Planned Parenthood after viewing a controversial new video circulated on Tuesday by an undercover group anti-abortion activists.

The video seemingly shows a member of the anti-abortion Center for Medical Progress claiming to be a start-up biotech firm attempting to buy human fetal tissue for medical research. Federal law allows for the donating of tissue for research with the woman's consent, but attempting to buy human fetal tissue is illegal in the United States.

Planned Parenthood dismissed the video, calling it highly edited.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal announced an investigation into Louisiana's Planned Parenthood after seeing it. The social conservative also requested that the FBI assist the Louisiana Department of Health ad Hospitals with the investigation.